Spring 2 – Week 2 – 1st March 2021
… Pinch-punch first of the month, everybody.
Unbelievable, this is the beginning of the third month of the year and the last week (for now) of our home-learning before we will return to school in one week’s time.
A lot of excitement is waiting for us, particularly on Thursday, when we will be celebrating World-Book-Day. Bring your favourite quote (sentence from a story) to our live-session. We will continue with our daily storytelling and you will finally find out, whether Lila will become a true Firework-Maker.
In Maths as well as Science, we are starting a new topic this week. In Music, we will also try something slightly different this week, before Mr Regan returns on the 10th March in school. So, we can’t wait to start. Have a look at our timetable below.
See you soon and have a wonderful week,
Miss Winser, Mrs Verma, Mrs Brown & Mr Grundey
Week beginning 1st March 2021
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Dear Parents / Carers
Please find attached this week’s timetable. We look forward to seeing you on Google Classroom
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Week beginning 1st March 2021
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Please continue to attend live lessons every day this week as this will help with the children’s transition back to school. It is also important to keep up with their learning on Google Classroom to ensure fewer gaps in their learning once they return to school. Please note that Google Classroom will continue to be used for blended learning once the children return to school.
We will provide further information by the end of the week about what to expect for when your child returns to school.
Kind Regards,
The Reception Team
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SPRING TERM 2 TOPIC: Spring 2-Traditional Tales
Suggested Week 2 Timetable for Reception Remote Learning
Animal Word lists: Please remember to post a video of your child reading their animal word lists to the KEY WORD LISTS folder on Google Classroom, once they are ready to read the words. When the children return to school, they will receive a certificate for each word list they can read successfully. So keep practising with them and when they are ready, add your video.
WORLD BOOK DAY: Thursday, 4th March
This year our theme is The Masked Reader. You can join in the fun by posting a video of you and your child wearing a mask and reading one of your favourite stories. Post your video into the Masked Reader Folder on Google Classroom. It will be great fun trying to work out who is behind the mask. You could make and decorate your own mask. We look forward to seeing your creativity in action. The children will receive their £1 book tokens when they return to school. [/dropshadowbox]
How can you help your child managing anxiety?
Dear Parents and Carers,
Thank you for attending the parents workshop on how to support children managing anxiety. Please see the attached copy of Zoe Barkham’s presentation.
parents managing anxiety lockdown
Feel free to leave a comment or to contact me if you have any questions, comments, ideas : sdalziopolling.306@lgflmail.org
Remote learning – Week beginning 1st March 2021
Why do we celebrate World Book Day?
World Book Day changes lives through a love of books and shared reading. The mission is to promote reading for pleasure, offering every child and young person the opportunity to have a book of their own.
Reading for pleasure is the single biggest indicator of a child’s future success – more than their family circumstances, their parents’ educational background or their income. We want to see more children, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds, with a life-long habit of reading for pleasure and the improved life chances this brings them.
World Book Day was created by UNESCO on 23rd April 1995 as a worldwide celebration of books and reading. It is marked in over 100 countries around the globe.
The first World Book Day in the UK and Ireland took place in 1997 to encourage young people to discover the pleasure of reading.
As World Book Day founder, Baroness Gail Rebuck, recalls “We wanted to do something to reposition reading and our message is the same today as it was then – that reading is fun, relevant, accessible, exciting, and has the power to transform lives.”
Spending just 10 minutes a day reading and sharing stories with children can make a crucial difference to their future success and it’s fun for all involved.
That’s why World Book Day continues to encourage children and young people to read for pleasure through its work with authors, illustrators, publishers, bookshops and libraries.
How are we celebrating World Book Day?
Just because everything is having to be done virtually this year, we still plan to celebrate this great event through arranging a series of fun activities, live sessions with authors and sharing our overall love for reading. It is important to recognise that, at Howard, we celebrate reading for pleasure all throughout the year and not just on this one singular day. Our Year 6s regularly engage in Book Talk, sharing what they like/dislike about books. They also recommend books to their peers and adults.
Check out our timetable to see this week’s activities:
Year 6 Merit Assembly – 26th February 2021
A huge well done to our lovely Year 6s who earned a merit card this week. They were:
Tower – Deen and Qusai
QE2 – Aarav and Nikita
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Parents Workshop
Dear Parents and Carers,
We are very much aware that some of our children are feeling anxious and worried about the current lockdown and pandemic. To help you support them, we are offering a one-hour workshop that we hope will help you to understand your child’s emotions and give you some practical ideas for supporting them at home.
The workshop will look at:
In line with the current restrictions the workshop will be held online and will be presented by Zoe Barkham Manlow, who is the Croydon Education Improvement Officer for health and wellbeing.
The meeting details are:
Topic: My Meeting
Time: Wednesday 24th February 2021
10:30 AM
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6046389160?pwd=RGJtcFZBTnJOS2JlSnNGVThMY2FuZz09
Meeting ID: 604 638 9160
Passcode: 153662
If you are unable to attend, the slides will be made available afterwards and you are of course always welcome to contact us with any questions.
Best wishes
Winners of our 10 days Yoga Challenge
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Many congratulations to Izabella in YR1L: we loved all your poses and the enthusiasm you and your family showed for this yoga challenge!
Our KS2 winner is: Martin in YR4M! A super well done for completing the challenge! You were very precise in the execution of the yoga poses!
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Leo in Chelsea Class is our winner for EYFS! You really tried your best! Many congratulations Leo!
Thank you to all the children and their families for trying something new! We hope that you have enjoyed the Express Yourself Yoga Challenge . We certainly enjoyed creating it for you all!
Mrs Pollington & Miss Ancel
Wellbeing Team
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